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One of the newest pousadas in Portugal overlooks Lisbon’s River Tagus and the city’s supremely elegant central square, the Praça do Comércio, from where ships would set sail for the New World centuries before. The stately, custard yellow and newly restored 18th-century building once housed the country’s Interior Ministry and is a virtual museum (you could never leave the place and still come away with a deep knowledge of history). The pousada features 90 rooms, a spa, indoor swimming pool, and ground-floor cocktail bar. The Lisboeta restaurant, helmed by rising-star chef, Tiago Bonito, specializes in traditional local fare served under an enormous vaulted dome. For the most luxurious room, ask for the dark wood-paneled Dom Perignon suite, where former Portuguese dictator Antonio Salazar once kept his office. If that sounds a tad ghoulish, ask for a room with a private balcony for tremendous views of the square or a duplex suite looking up to São Jorge Castle.
Editor's Pick: Hot List 2016